August 16th, 1930

Born on August 16th, 1930

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What happened on August 16th, 1930?

August 16th, 1930

The first British Empire Games are opened in Hamilton, Ontario, by the Governor General of Canada, the Viscount Willingdon.

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What else happened on August 16th?

August 16th, 2009

At the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Usain Bolt ran the 100 metres in 9.58 seconds, breaking his own record set a year earlier.

August 16th, 1986

Typhoon Wayne formed over the South China Sea, going on to become one of the longest-lived tropical cyclones in the north-western Pacific, lasting 21 days.

August 16th, 1977

American singer and actor Elvis Presley was found dead in his home in Memphis, Tennessee.

August 16th, 1962

The English rock band the Beatles fired their drummer Pete Best , replacing him with Ringo Starr (pictured).

August 16th, 1946

Widespread riots between Hindus and Muslims took place in Calcutta following the All-India Muslim League's call for an independent Pakistan.

August 16th, 1945

The Stanley Internment Camp in Hong Kong was liberated following the announcement of the surrender of Japan in World War II.

August 16th, 1942

The Holocaust: During the deportation of Jews from Slovakia, President Jozef Tiso gave a speech describing Jews as "parasites" and "the eternal enemy".

August 16th, 1929

A long-running dispute between Muslims and Jews over access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem escalated into a week-long period of violent riots throughout Palestine.

August 16th, 1920

The British parliament's Blind Persons Act received royal assent, becoming the first first disability-specific legislation to be passed anywhere in the world.

August 16th, 1906

An earthquake registering approximately 8.2 Mw struck Valparaíso, Chile, killing 3,882 people.

August 16th, 1900

Second Boer War: A 10,000-strong column of soldiers led by Lord Kitchener broke a 13-day siege of a small garrison.

August 16th, 1896

A group including George Carmack and Skookum Jim Mason (pictured) discovered gold near Dawson City, Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.

August 16th, 1891

San Sebastian Church in Manila, the only all-steel church in Asia, was officially consecrated.

August 16th, 1863

Following Spain's annexation of the Dominican Republic, nationalist rebels raised the Dominican flag in Santiago de los Caballeros to begin the War of Restoration.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 16th

Born on August 16th, 1930

79

Robert Culp

American actor (1930–2010)

*August 16th, 1930, Oakland †March 24th, 2010, Los Angeles

68

Manfred Schulte

German politician (1930-1998)

*August 16th, 1930, Hamm †September 19th, 1998, Hamelin

87

Günther Schilling

German chemist

*August 16th, 1930, Leipzig †August 8th, 2018

90

Flor Silvestre

Mexican actress (1920-2020)

*August 16th, 1930, Salamanca †November 25th, 2020, Villanueva

93

Simha Arom

French-Israeli ethnomusicologist recognized as a world expert on the music of central Africa

*August 16th, 1930, Düsseldorf

84

Frank Gifford

American football player, television sportscaster (1930-2015)

*August 16th, 1930, Santa Monica †August 9th, 2015, New Haven

83

Leslie Manigat

President of Haiti (1930-2014)

*August 16th, 1930, Port-au-Prince †June 27th, 2014, Port-au-Prince

36

Christopher Okigbo

Nigerian poet

*August 16th, 1930, Anambra State †January 1st, 1967, Nsukka

90

Tony Trabert

American tennis player

*August 16th, 1930, Cincinnati †February 3rd, 2021, Ponte Vedra Beach

87

Wolfgang Völz

German actor (1930-2018)

*August 16th, 1930, Gdańsk †May 2nd, 2018, Berlin

87

Walter Fink

German patron of music

*August 16th, 1930, Wiesbaden †April 13th, 2018

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81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

95

Ann Blyth

American actress

*August 16th, 1928, Mount Kisco

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

86

Lorraine Gary

American actress

*August 16th, 1937, New York City

89

Ketty Lester

American actress, recording artist

*August 16th, 1934, Hope

87

Anita Gillette

American actress

*August 16th, 1936, Baltimore

84

Eydie Gormé

American pop singer, chanteuse, comic actress (1928-2013)

*August 16th, 1928, The Bronx †August 10th, 2013, Las Vegas

69

James Cameron

Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)

*August 16th, 1954, Kapuskasing

29

Eili Harboe

Norwegian actress

*August 16th, 1994, Stavanger Municipality

78

Bob Balaban

American actor, director and producer (born 1945)

*August 16th, 1945, Chicago

77

Lesley Ann Warren

American singer-actress

*August 16th, 1946, New York City

73

Helmut Rahn

German footballer (1929-2003)

*August 16th, 1929, Essen †August 14th, 2003, Essen

90

Julie Newmar

American actress (b. 1933)

*August 16th, 1933, Los Angeles

90

Ara Güler

Turkish photographer (1928-2018)

*August 16th, 1928, Beyoğlu †October 17th, 2018, Istanbul

34

Moussa Sissoko

French footballer (born 1989)

*August 16th, 1989, Le Blanc-Mesnil

38

Cristin Milioti

American actress

*August 16th, 1985, Cherry Hill

73

Norman Wexler

American screenwriter (1926-1999)

*August 16th, 1926, New Bedford †August 23rd, 1999, Washington, D.C.

68

Josh Clark

American actor

*August 16th, 1955, Bethesda

85

Rocco Granata

Italian-Belgian singer and accordionist

*August 16th, 1938, Figline Vegliaturo

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74

Kjell Bækkelund

Norwegian musician (1930-2004)

*May 6th, 1930, Oslo †May 13th, 2004, Oslo

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

*August 5th, 1930, Wapakoneta †August 25th, 2012, Cincinnati

93

José Luis Álvarez Álvarez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1930-2023)

*April 4th, 1930, Madrid †August 23rd, 2023, Cartagena

86

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Polish textile artist and sculptor (1930–2017)

*June 20th, 1930, Falenty †April 20th, 2017, Warsaw

90

Sean Connery

Scottish actor (1930–2020)

*August 25th, 1930, Edinburgh †October 31st, 2020, Lyford Cay

88

Jean Guillou

French composer, organist, pianist

*April 18th, 1930, Angers †January 26th, 2019, Paris

86

Mildred Dresselhaus

American physicist (1930-2017)

*November 11th, 1930, The Bronx †February 20th, 2017, Mount Auburn Hospital

87

Helmut Kohl

Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1930–2017)

*April 3rd, 1930, Friesenheim †June 16th, 2017, Oggersheim

93

Armin Mueller-Stahl

German actor

*December 17th, 1930, Sovetsk

71

Joan Sims

English actress (1930-2001)

*May 9th, 1930, Basildon †June 27th, 2001, London

50

Preben Kaas

Danish actor, screenwriter, recording artist, lyricist

*March 30th, 1930, Aalborg †March 27th, 1981, Copenhagen

80

Egon Klepsch

German politician

*January 30th, 1930, Děčín †September 18th, 2010, Koblenz

78

Erika Uitz

German historian of middle ages

*November 30th, 1930, Chemnitz †January 1st, 2009, Berlin

73

Dietz-Otto Edzard

German Assyriologist

*August 28th, 1930, Bremen †June 2nd, 2004, Munich

82

Chinua Achebe

Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic

*November 16th, 1930, Ogidi †March 21st, 2013, Boston

80

Anne Francis

American actress

*September 16th, 1930, Ossining †January 2nd, 2011, Santa Barbara

86

Günter Siebert

German footballer (1930–2017)

*December 15th, 1930, Kassel †June 16th, 2017, Eckernförde

89

Robert Evans

American film producer (1930–2019)

*June 29th, 1930, New York City †October 26th, 2019, Beverly Hills

91

Jean-Luc Godard

French-Swiss film director (1930–2022)

*December 3rd, 1930, 7th arrondissement of Paris †September 13th, 2022, Rolle

94

Buzz Aldrin

American astronaut

*January 20th, 1930, Glen Ridge

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No: With 365 days 1930 is a normal year and no leap year.

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